Sharp, Empowered People Doing Impactful Work
Pros
GDIT is a great place to work! We have a huge number of government contracts across federal, state and local projects, both civil and defense. The people I’ve worked with have almost universally been engaged with their work, very competent and highly motivated. During conversations with my managers, of which I’ve had several, all of them have expressed genuine interest in nurturing my career. The company’s response to COVID, both internally and in service of our customers, has been phenomenal: the company always favors employee health and safety in their decision making. I have also come to admire upper leadership, because they have made it a priority to retain employees, which is extremely beneficial for job security. I have weathered the pandemic working from home with no disruption to my pay, continuing to support customer missions that are meaningful to help the public. If you want to work in IT at a company that serves the government while caring for its employees’ wellbeing and long term success, you should definitely consider GDIT.
Cons
It largely depends on the customer you are working with. Each position you end up working in within the company feels like a new job, because you’ll have a different team, a different culture, a different mission and a different customer. Some customers are very forward leaning with their technology and their practices, while others need our help to rise above ossified and sometimes needlessly bureaucratic processes. On the bright side, our employees often have the freedom to internally transfer if they’re unhappy with where they are.
